ban ki-moon on his reelection as secretary-general of the united nations. we express thanks and appreciation to him, and the general secretariat staff for their efforts over the past year. in particular, his following up of the situation in our country. excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, we wish to congratulate the people of south sudan on the assumption of their place in the . united nations. we wish to congratulate the transitional council in libya. my country has been witnessing since last january a huge political crisis. the political opposition that has been one of the main components of our system since the establishment of a state of unity in yemen in may 1990. it decided to relinquish and rejected the principle of consensus. refusing to implement the agreement that we have had since 2006. following its failure in the elections. these parties -- they will not allow them to seize power. therefore there has been violence which threatens the outbreak of civil war and devastating conflicts in yemen. that may undermine all the achievements made by our ye